It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 177

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

  1. Behind the Scenes of That Teen Vogue Article on Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's Daughter

  2. Why Watching Actors Get Maimed By Big Cats Gives Me Hope For The Future

  3. How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer

  4. Esperanto with Andrew
  5. Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #11

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Sources/Links:

Behind the Scenes of that Teen Vogue Article on Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's Daughter

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #11

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.PL6V.gJR0OQEOJP8G&smid=url-share 

https://ucsdguardian.org/2025/04/07/5-ucsd-students-face-sudden-f-1-visa-terminations-a-6th-deported-at-the-border-no-apparent-pattern-among-students-targeted/ 

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-statement-international-students-visa-status-terminations 

https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lmcxoqk2ts24

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278147/gov.uscourts.dcd.278147.30.1_1.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a931_2c83.pdf

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25881144-24a949/

https://bsky.app/profile/khuddleston.bsky.social/post/3lmaiaxi7f226

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/18/516185/hpd-says-their-stance-on-immigration-enforcement-hasnt-changed-despite-recent-turnover-to-ice/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/cea-chairman-steve-miran-hudson-institute-event-remarks/

https://apnews.com/article/china-response-us-tariffs-104-d40d497f6e07ee4163d88443cb75ab3f

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Interview: Up and Vanished Weekly, with Maggie Freleng

Alien abductions. Unexplained disappearances. Unsolved murders. In tonight's interview, the guys join the legendary, award-winning journalist Maggie Freleng to learn more about her newest podcast, Up and Vanished Weekly.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Science and Astrology, Secrets of the Pyramids, and “Chicken Tax”

Astrolojon prompts an exploration of a possible scientific basis to astrology. Flea asks for more information about the viral claims concerning purported pillars deep beneath the Pyramids of Giza. AngryBizkitz inspires an investigation into the weird, conspiratorial world of tariff loopholes and the infamous "Chicken Tax." All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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Philosophers In Space - Listener Qs 40

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Native America Calling - Friday, April 11, 2025 — Contemporary Pueblo architects reclaim ancestral knowledge

Early Pueblo residents are known for their complex, multi-level dwellings that date back centuries, but continue to influence architectural design today. A new exhibit at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center examines the enduring elements of ancestral architecture and how contemporary Pueblo architects are reclaiming them. Modern designs fell victim to non-Native interpretations and modern building codes. The exhibit, “Restorying Our HeartPlaces: Contemporary Pueblo Architecture”, tells the story of how Pueblos are asserting their sovereignty over their enduring architectural knowledge.

It Could Happen Here - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #11

The gang discuss tariff chaos, the IRS handing over data to ICE, student visa cancellations, “lethality” in the military, and the Supreme Court.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.PL6V.gJR0OQEOJP8G&smid=url-share 

https://ucsdguardian.org/2025/04/07/5-ucsd-students-face-sudden-f-1-visa-terminations-a-6th-deported-at-the-border-no-apparent-pattern-among-students-targeted/ 

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-statement-international-students-visa-status-terminations 

https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lmcxoqk2ts24

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278147/gov.uscourts.dcd.278147.30.1_1.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a931_2c83.pdf

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25881144-24a949/

https://bsky.app/profile/khuddleston.bsky.social/post/3lmaiaxi7f226

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/18/516185/hpd-says-their-stance-on-immigration-enforcement-hasnt-changed-despite-recent-turnover-to-ice/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/cea-chairman-steve-miran-hudson-institute-event-remarks/

https://apnews.com/article/china-response-us-tariffs-104-d40d497f6e07ee4163d88443cb75ab3f

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Native America Calling - Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Flexing tribal strength during turbulent times

Tens of thousands of federal job cuts, on-again, off-again tariffs on everyday goods, and policies affecting the operations of schools, businesses, and tribal governments are generating widespread uncertainty. Tribal leaders are working proactively to both influence decisions at the federal level and to prepare for inevitable changes. We’ll talk with tribal leaders about how they are adapting to the unpredictable and dramatic changes headed their way.

It Could Happen Here - Esperanto with Andrew

Andrew is joined by James to discuss the history and practice of Esperanto, the global language.

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